Cheat's Chicken and Mushroom Pie

"I desperately wanted a chicken and shroom pie but couldn't be bothered to find a nice recipe or to wait for one to bake in the oven so I made this up as I went along - it was yummy! The amounts are therefore approximate and I would imagine lots of subsititutes/omissions/additions would be possible. We had it with mashed home-grown potatoes, yummy! A quick note about the white sauce, use whichever recipe/ready-made version you normally use but make it slightly thicker than single cream (this is runnier than a normal bechemal sauce) by using slightly less milk and adding chicken stock."
 
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Ready In:
30mins
Ingredients:
12
Serves:
2-3
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ingredients

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directions

  • Pre-heat the oven to 220°C.
  • Fry the lardons (without oil, the lardons provide the fat).
  • Move the lardons to one side.
  • Add the chopped shallot and crushed garlic, warm through until the shallot is soft.
  • Put the puff pastry in the oven.
  • Add the chicken, pepper and thyme to the frying pan, cook on medium heat for 2 minutes.
  • Add the white mushrooms, cook on medium heat for 2 minutes.
  • Add the wild mushrooms, cook on low heat for 8-10 minutes.
  • While the chicken is cooking, make the white sauce with chicken stock added.
  • Add the peas and white sauce to the chicken, heat gently for 2-4 minutes to mix thoroughly.
  • Serve the chicken and shrooms with the puff pastry lid placed on top.

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I am Emma, a part-time photocopy girl and part-time PhD student working on the Flood story in children's books. It is much more exciting than it sounds (well, except for the photocopying bit). I am English married to a Dutch bloke and we are both obsessed by food and travelling - hoorah! When I first joined Zaar my fave cookbooks were on the opposite ends of the spectrum: 'The Classic 1000 Quick and Easy Recipes' by Carloine Humphries and Gordon Ramsay's 'Just Deserts'. I hardly ever use the first book now because Zaar has replaced it. The second book can be extended to 'anything by Gordon Ramsay'. It is amazing that such a recognised chef can write recipes that always turn out well! What is particularly exciting about them is that when they aren't quite right I always know what I did wrong and can fix it the next time. When all said and done though, I really am a pudding cook. Main meals are great and I love them but I get much more pleasure from outrageous deserts. They have to be really outrageous though, with 6 eggs, a pint of cream and giant bars of chocolate. None of this delicate mousse type thing. I made a bavorois the other day and when all said and done it was just a posh mousse. I hope to post more recipes but finding the time is hard. When I review recipes I try to use the following ratings: 5 stars = great, I will make it again perhaps many times 4 stars = good, I will make it again but will probably adapt it 3 stars = ok, I may make it again but will definitely adapt it 2 stars = something went wrong 1 star = if I ever need to use this I won't post a review. I am too much of a scaredy custard I will always be honest and will try to give constructive feedback as well as say what I did differently. In cases where something went wrong I will try to explain why. Whatever rating I give though - thank you for posting. RecipeZaar has become my main recipe source (bar the genius that is Gordon Ramsey) and that is because of you. <img src="http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg271/MrsTeny/Permanent%20Collection/PACSpring09Iwasadopted.jpg"> <img src="http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg271/MrsTeny/Permanent%20Collection/PACSpring09Participation.jpg">
 
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